into tomorrow night late, late tomorrow night overnight. we will have more on that and a look at this storm for saturday. it's a wild one. >> shoes, clothing and cars, just some of the commodity that come through the port of baltimore. that could stop if an agreement can't be reached with the long shore men. don harrison explain what the labor dispute means for us. >> reporter: the port is one the main economic generators in the state of maryland. we have it over 14,000 jobs at this port. 1500 of those are ila labor jobs. those union long shore men could walk off the job sunday morn figure a new contract isn't settled. unions say it'll shut down the two largest terminals at the port where cars, farm equipment and cargo containers delivered. the port administration hopes a work stop age can be avoided. >> we are again hopeful that there will be an agreement before the deadline.

we are going forward with our plans to accommodate if that agreement isn't met. >> reporter: the port administration is working on a back up plan. part of it would open two terminals only open during the week to business on the weekends. >> we want to make sure we can get as much cargo moving as possible leading up to the work stop age. . >> reporter: as issue are the usual wages and health care but one major sticking point is container rayalties. they were put in place in the 60s. both sides are supposed to meet saturday to resolve the issues. >> work interruptions happen nobody wins. >> reporter: that therewas an eight day work stop age over similar issues. that brings a hard reality to the port here in baltimore. at the port of baltimore.

don harrison. abc 2news. >> this labor agreement affects ports all up and down the east coast and on the gulf. maryland live casino opened this morning and doesn't plan to close them ever, ever again. they are now open 24-7 because of new state legislation it also plans to add table games and will open a poker area after that. the changes are also adding more jobs to the cast no. >> we are adding 1200 more jobs with table games. it's about 150 of them are tied to the 24 hours, starting by tonight. then the rest of them will be added as we get closer and closer to the table games operation with about 800 of them tied to the table games operation. >> reporter: they believe chances will help the casino better compete with casinos in neighboring states. right now there is no timetable but casino said it's best estimate is early spring. in tonight's health alert we tend to have lots of leftovers during the hole days,

now that we have just a few days christmas dinner time to start thinking about food safety. holly has more on how to eat the leftovers safely without killing yourself. >> reporter: part of the fun of the holidays is eating the big family meal and enjoying great leftovers. following simple rules can keep food safe. for starters. >> make sure we don't leave it sitting out longer than two hours and make sure we chill it appropriately as well. >> reporter: whether that's the turkey or a casserole get it in to the fridge fact. >> put them in air tight containers because the air helps the bacteria so keep it out. >> reporter: the temperature of the fridge should be set below 40 degrees to ensure that the stays safe. . when it's time to reheat, bring the temperature back up to the level needed when cooked the first time. >> you want to make sure that the poultry is at least at 165.

>> reporter: we should eat them with in three to four days and if you have any concerns about safety. >> if in doubt throw it out is a nice motto. >> reporter: for today's health minute. >> the consumer watch dog filed a complaint after five infants were killed. which big box stores joining in on a recall of a popular nap aid. stereo and the videos of cars racing out of control. the driver who claim their pedal was to blame. . >> one storm leaving the area but a new one brewing and headed toward us on saturday. we will talk about that coming up.

. major retailers recalling a baby recliner the nap nannr. five infants died in them. it was made since the cpsc starting investigating it found 70 more close calls. it sold for $130. toyota has agreed to pay more than one billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit related to acceleration of vehicles. the settlement would be one of the largest in its type if the agreement is a proved by the

federal court in california they would make cash payments for the loss of values affected by multiple recalls and would install special safety features on up to $3.2 millions. the commercials about mac and pc the battle seems to be won. what pc makers have in the works to try to win their customers back next year. and already flexible but even children can benefit from yoga. how they are learning how to do fun things. how fun it can be. >> we are tracking a clear friday but another storm heading our wait a minute there is a few possibilities. this will -- we will talk about that after this.

. now maryland's most hack crate forecast. >> nice and clear night on the radar. change from the last couple days, things have been more active, staying nice and dry, tomorrow too. then another storm on the board for saturday, you know it just can't seem to last in late december. it's an active weather pattern. 37, dew point 25, very dry air, windy conditions, chapstick weather. things are still going to gust out there for the next several hour this is evening. how about the weather across the state. windy on the severn river. the view from the naval academy. things calm down. dundock, view on the eastside, camera shake in the breeze. nice sunset. belaire the heart of hartford we find a mostly cloudy sky most of the day toward sunset. the view from charm city, always a charming one on main street. winds north and west. 15 to 20, gusting higher, gusting closer to 25 and 30

here at the top of the hour. winds from the west creating this wind chill factor in the 20s. take 10, 15 degrees off the air temperature with that kind of chill. the overall set up a clear one. the main storm system continuing to blow out to the north and east. tomorrow temperatures will bounce up close to 40 degrees. this is what becomes interesting. move into saturday with the new storm. watch the air temperatures into the day saturday. right around 32, 33, we will be right on that freezing temperature in central maryland. just north and west of baltimore we will be at or below freezing all day. that means even as the storm moves out and the next one approaches, air temperatures will support some winter weather. no question about that. just a matter of how much and the times. let's pin it down. blast are you tonight. the storm system from yesterday continuing to move over new england. in the meantime the next storm continuing to slide in out of the south and west. this is friday at eight.

the storm then pushing in to the midatlantic into the day on saturday. a burst of snow, several hours of snow on the leading edge of the system before it heads out over the atlantic and ramps up. two situations here, track one with a moderate snow rain mix, south and east. get a little more, maybe four inch totals but light snow, one to two inch totals f it does more of a souther track it would be all snow but lighter accumulations. we still have to see how this storm lines up and that rain snow line still somewhat of a question. we are getting a better idea. clear -- beautiful day. much what ha happens as the storm moves in. saturday morning, storm edging in. then saturday morning ten, peaking, looks like the rain snow line will be just south of calvert. lower eastern shore rain. maybe a mix and then from

annapolis north up into baltimore, northern maryland. then it tapers off by two saturday afternoon. we are just talking snow showers, there we go. the timing we know, saturday morning in to early saturday afternoon. the amounts still questionable but a few inches. 26 tonight. diminishing winds, tomorrow 40. partly cloudy, good friday. any snow on the ground will melt tomorrow before we bring in the chance for moreover night. snow, primarily snow. then the winter weather quickly ends, sunday just windy, 38 degrees and the set up into the new year right now. looks like a good one. again right now, all eyes remain on saturday. we know the timing for sure. 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. how much of it and where the rain snow line is that's the question mark. right now we think the chesapeake bay may be the dividing line unless you are east and north of the eastern shore. >> thank you.

analysts say pc's are falling in popularity as people pick smart phones and tablets. maggie lake has the latest on what pc makers doing to win back customers. >> i'm . >> reporter: the pc went from being the butt of jokes. >> movies, pod casts. >> i do fun stuff like time sheets >> reporter: to be left for dead. the death knell may not have sound just jet but shipments dropped 8% in the third quarter of 2012 and are forecast to be down for the full year for the first time in more than a decade. as consumers opt for smart phones and tablets. >> we know that they are absolutely addicted to taking their computers and taking their tvs with them. if you are investing that's all you need to think about. >> reporter: mobile is clearly

the future but many who didn't get the memo have fumbled badly. shares of intel fell 14% in the year, amid criticism that they miss judged the growth of smart phones. long time ceo is on his way out. >> interesting the market taken by surprise. >> reporter: hp attempted to change from slow growth hardware took a horrible turn. the company announced a massive charge related to its purchase of a software company, it's at a ten year low. once mighty dell, it's shareso down over 25 years to death. even microsoft who has updated windows software and flashy new tablet are getting high marks is on the defensive. >> what is your response? >> the pc has never been dead. it never will die. it moves on. >> reporter: sounds good but

even rookie investors have their eyes elsewhere. >> your biggest holding was apple. why did you pick that? >> apple has great products like the i-phone and i-pad. >> reporter: leave it to kids to keep it real. for many the pc wow factor is gone for good. >> unless you dropped it or hurt it or done something to it or the hard drive is about to drive there is no reason to replace it. this is a definition of a mature market. >> reporter: on the flip side replacement of product is what apple is all about. analysts predict they may sale 50 million i-phone 5's by the end of the yearn. 2012 they released three new versions. all of which have been taken by consumers. despite knocks against the stocks shares up almost 30%. online retailing giant amazon which battles it out in the tablet out with the kindle fire is up over 50% as the ceo

seemingly goes from strength to strength. >> i think jeff has had a -- a white board in his office with a chart that shows the end of every business he has chosen to competew. i think he has wal-mart on there. i think he wants to be the one stop supplier of everything to everybody. >> reporter: and speak of world domination googles is also on a chair. the chairman bragging consumers activating more than 1 million smart phone devices using android software a day. >> don't come back. i want you to have these. >> reporter: to get off the sick bed, pc will finally need to crack the mobile code and release product that resonate with on the go consumers. cnn new york. >> and as the year winds down we take a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year . the top ten business stories today. >> number ten, apple the first

year without steve jobs and the company trying to prove under a new ceo it can still invent things we don't know we needed. number 9, the united states stock market despite the worries about the fiscal cliff and slower growth, the stock market has had a great year. to bad you missed out. smart money lass been in the market. number 8. facebook's ipo. hundreds of millions like facebook but investors didn't on its first day as a public company. trading glitches at the nasdaq and questions about the company's ability to make money on mobile users hurt the stock which has yet to climb into its ipo price. number 7. mother meier. the new ceo of yahoo to announce she was just going to take a two week maternity

leave. 37 years old looks like it's what yahoo needed. number 6 . a intense drought in the midwest that burned the corn and soy sending prices sky high. who can forget sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast september away, millions without power and damages as high as $50 billion raising lots of questions about united states structure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. number 5, is china slow something we know they will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020. >> china. >> chain a. >> chain a. >> reporter: they are getting more than a few mentions during the campaigns. probably because it's pretty clear they are both a com petter and a partner. >> number 4. europe. the european union was fractured by to much debt and the aust, rity plans to fix it.

that is far from over. number 3. the housing market. finally bottom out. the combination of low home prices and continued record low mortgages set off a building and buying spree. well heeled investors started buying entire neighborhoods but first time buyer was also able to get a home for the first time in years as long as they had a heavy down payment. >> number number 2. >> project that obama will be re-elected. >> the election was about social. >> spending cutting, about what kind role government should have in your life. >> number 1. the fiscal cliff. lawmakers saw it coming but didn't bother to pay attention until after the election. had they put politics aside and dealt with it earlier who knows how strong the economy would be

right now. >> coming up, a five-days for a woman. she gets the news she has been waiting to hear on her missing teen daughter. and we are taking a look back at the year. the most outstanding student athletes of the year. those and more coming up at six. now a preview of world news at 6:30. >> coming up, american companies saying thank you. thank you america for make this a great made in america christmas.

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facing dog? even if you haven't chances are your children have. we have more on the latest craze for children. yoga. >> reporter: some say yoga is the fattest growing sport in the nation with 20 million practicing regularly. the latest trend is an ever growing number are pint sized. >> there are classes for kids of all ages from baby up to teens. there are even classes forked tollers like my daughter. >> you are still going to seat foundations of yoga so there is an awareness of movement and breath. there is such a lot of being creative and a enter play between the children and children. i'm here with a group of six to 9-year-old's who are showing me a little bit about what a kid's

yoga class is like. >> one leg comes up. the a. >> silllyer more playful. >> kids are stressed with social pressures and pressures in school. >> clears your mind of something that really bothers you. >> after the class is over, seems like him not to worried about my problems. . >> reporter: parent is look for a registered children's teacher. a good start say yoga alliance website. don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions. experts and parents say the benefits extend well beyond the studio. >> after she is done with the class she is more eager to go home and exit do her homework. >> also great resources online and books and dvds. whether you know are you in a small community or larger community you can still integrate a lot of the practices and teachings. >> light in you i see.

>> reporter: abc news, new york. >> with when he isn't doing yoga wyatt is continuingo track a winter storm. the full forecast and more on the news at six which starts right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you. now, abc 2news at six. >> my daughter is -- just want her home. >> a mom of a missing baltimore teen. she gets news she has waited to hear for five-days. and a man severely beaten on christmas. why his family believes the attack was a hate crime. and time is running out to apply for a tax credit that could be used, that used to be automatic. what to do to make sure that you don't miss out on free cash. first it snowed twic